Cultural icons define a group of people in a small time frame. They tell the story of a people during one part of their lives through group awareness and traditions. Few of these icons last for more than a century. Artists who specialize in producing these types of art rarely...

Every group of people is defined by their culture. They may not know it, but they also contribute to that culture. Things they take for granted or do in everyday life are added to the whole. Once the cultural math is done, it adds up to the cultural identity of...

The ability to communicate instantly through social media leads to the rise and fall of cultural icons on a regular basis. Few people have managed to isolate themselves from sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to name a few. Images are the basis of today’s cultural art. They are...

In the 1960's, an artist painted a can of soup and it was a successful art piece. Many people have long wondered why it was so successful. The artist understood his culture, and he painted something everyone had experienced. It drew people together through their familiarity with both the soup and the company that produced it. It took several generations of people, from many parts of a country and gave them a way to define their lives as a group. People of all ages, races, creeds and backgrounds ate this soup on a regular basis. It was part of their shared culture and had unknowingly become an icon to represent this sharing. Adding it to the world of art helped with this recognition.